Needed: Real Heroes to Stand Their Ground

How many Christians are really prepared to stand their ground
when it comes to being bold for the Christian faith, especially
in our culture that is increasingly turning against Christians
and seeing them as the enemy? And how many Christians are willing
to stand their ground even as they are accused by secularists of being
intolerant or unloving?

Will we stand our ground for biblical truths when we are attacked
for being judgmental because we stand for biblical marriage (one man
and one woman)? And will we stand against murdering babies in their
mother’s wombs by abortion?

Will we have the courage of the great reformer Martin Luther, who
despite the fact he knew he could be killed, stood before authorities
500 years ago and reportedly said: “Here I stand [on God’s Word]; I
can do no other; God help me”?

Are we all prepared to be the Christian “heroes” God wants us to be, and stand our ground?

In fact, who would be prepared to be like those believers described
in the Bible who stood their ground on God’s Word? They were,
according to Hebrews 11, “tortured, not accepting
deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection.
Still others had trial of mockings and scourgings, yes,
and of chains and imprisonment. They were stoned,
they were sawn in two, were tempted, were slain with
the sword. They wandered about in sheepskins and
goatskins, being destitute, afflicted, tormented—of
whom the world was not worthy. They wandered in
deserts and mountains, in dens and caves of the earth.”

Recently, a football star and a hero to many, Tim
Tebow, cancelled a speaking engagement at First
Baptist Church in Dallas. Apparently, he bowed
to political and professional pressure because the
pastor of the church has taken a bold stand on biblical marriage: one
man and one woman. Many in the secular press twisted the pastor’s
statements and (as they have done with us over and over), made false
accusations, often using highly emotional language.

Dr. Al Mohler, president of Southern
Seminary, commented on the
cancellation:

Now, take out Tebow’s name and
insert your own. The massive moral
shift taking shape around us is fast
eliminating any neutral ground on
this issue. Those celebrating the moral
normalization of homosexuality will
demand an answer from us all. Giglio
[a pastor who was to have prayed
at the presidential inauguration in
January] and Tebow withdrew from
controversial appearances, but they
will not evade the demand to answer
the fundamental question, and any
Christian who will not join the moral
revolution will be marginalized as a
moral outlier in the larger society.

Dr. Mohler continued:

Evangelical
Christians are now called upon to
think strategically about what it means
to speak truthfully and lovingly to a
society that increasingly sees us as the
moral outlaws. Clearly, we must watch
our speech carefully, measuring every
word for truth and tone and avoiding
incendiary sound bites. We must also
guard our hearts toward the persistent
temptation towards self-righteousness.
But, at the same time, even the most
humble statement of biblical truth
can now be turned into a sound bite
described as hate speech and a refusal to
affirm the normalization of homosexuality
is turned into repulsive intolerance.

We now face no shortage of arguments
for capitulation, but abandoning
the truth of God’s Word is not an option.
We deny the gospel if we deny the sinfulness
of sin. That sin. Every sin. Our sin.1

Huge crowds, including several hundred children and teens, turned out our AiG conference at First Baptist Church Naples, Florida, a few weeks ago.

AiG’s theme for the next two years is
“Standing Our Ground; Rescuing Our
Kids.” Our emphasis will be to boldly
stand on God’s Word and help rescue
our children from this evil generation.

My challenge to all of us is this:
are we all prepared to be the Christian
“heroes” God wants us to be, and
stand our ground, regardless of how
the culture may mock and attack us?

As Christians, we are instructed to:

Be diligent to present yourself
approved to God, a worker who
does not need to be ashamed,
rightly dividing the word of
truth (2 Timothy 2:15).

We need more Christian heroes
like Dr. Duane Gish, a bold creationist
who passed away as we were about
to go to print.

Let’s raise a generation that will
stand boldly for God and His Word!
We can equip you in many practical
ways, including through the special
teaching for children, teens, and
adults at this summer’s Answers
Mega Conference.

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